Event 2

2017 Event 2

4 mins

23/10/17

Schedule

A dominant Daniel Cao created history in the Philippines over the weekend in the FIA Formula 4 Southeast Asia (F4 SEA) Championship fuelled by PETRON Corporation.

Date

Start

End

Session

Laps

Sat

7:30

8:00

Practice 1

...

Sat

8:50

9:20

Practice 2

...

Sat

11:25

11:55

Qualy 1

...

Sat

2:10

2:40

Race 1

12 laps

Sat

4:25

4:55

Race 2

10 laps

Sun

7:50

8:20

Race 3

12 laps

Sun

10:55

11:25

Race 4

10 laps

Sun

1:30

2:00

Race 5

12 laps

Sun

4:05

4:35

Race 6

4 laps

A dominant Daniel Cao created history in the Philippines over the weekend in the FIA Formula 4 Southeast Asia (F4 SEA) Championship fuelled by PETRON Corporation.

The Chinese driver won four of the six races at Clark International Speedway in the second event of the season to claim the Event Champion title and become the first driver to win the award twice in a season.

He, however, can count himself lucky as local lad Ben Grimes nearly stole the limelight but crashed out in the second race of the weekend while in front.

If he had not done so, the 19-year-old Filipino could have stolen the title from Cao.

“I made a mistake in the second race where I crashed into the wall while leading. If I had won the race, I may have pipped Cao to the Event Championship title,” said Grimes.

“But it was a good lesson. I must learn never to panic when under pressure.”

Daniel had also turned in a superb performance in Malaysia from Sept 29-Oct 1 where he won three of the five races staged at the Sepang International Circuit.

In the inaugural season last year, there were six different Event Champions — Daniel Frost of Singapore in Sepang, India’s Akash Gowda at Clark International Speedway, the Philippines, Indonesian Presley Martono at Sentul International Circuit in Indonesia, Aussie Jordan Love in Sepang, New Zealand’s Faine Kahia at Buriram United International Circuit in Thailand and Malaysian Isyraf Danish Mohd Ghazali in Sepang.

“I came into this event on a high after winning three races in Malaysia,” said Cao, who turns 16 on Dec 6.

“The Clark track was a little challenging as it is a counter clockwise but I knew if I kept my head down, didn’t worry about the others and just ran my own race, I would get good results.

“To be honest, I’m a little surprised to have won four races. I was thinking two or three would have been good enough to win the Event Champion title.”

The Chinese driver earned eight points after claiming four victories and two runner-up finishes.

For the event championship, points are awarded in order of a driver’s finishing position.

This means first place gives you one point, second place two points, third is three points and so on.

The objective is to get the lowest number of points.

Grimes was second after earning 17 points from two race victories, two runner-up spots, one third place and one did not finish.

In third and fourth positions were Kane Shepherd of Thailand and Malaysian Adam Khalid.

Shepherd collected 19 points while Adam had 28 points.

Malaysia’s Timothy Yeo and Shivin Sirinarinthon of Thailand came fifth and sixth with 34 and 37 points respectively.

Sam Grimes was seventh, also on 37 points but was ranked lower as his fastest lap on the last race was slower than Sirinarinthon.

F4 SEA

Formula 4 SEA is the first step for young drivers looking to reach LMP1, GT1 or F1. The Championship is designed to transition 15-19 year old karters into formula racing, giving them the foundation they need to get into GT racing or F1.

In the 2017-18 F4SEA visited Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, for a 30-race 5-event Championship.

Need to Know More?

It is really good that F4 SEA is here, as I believe it will help boost the local racing scene and provide a strong base for the growth of motorsports.

Presley Martono

2016 F4 SEA Champion

MERITUS.GP is the best around!

As far as I’am concerned, MERITUS.GP (F4 SEA engineering services provider) is the best around. I have no hesitation to recommend them if a driver wishes to take up single seater racing. They know what they do and what’s more important they are honest and take seriously on what they do.

Afiq Ikhwan

Lamborghini Super Trofeo Champion

MERITUS Provided a Fantastic Service!

For a driver aiming to get to Formula 1, MERITUS.GP is the team to be with. They have all the stepping stones in place and skills required to get to Formula 1.

Earl Bamber

24H LeMans 2017 Champion

It was Fantastic!

It was fantastic to win my first FIA Championship with MERITUS.GP in 2009. AFter my success with the team in Formula BMW I went on to win in GP2 and GP3 in Europe. Formula 4 replaces Formula BMW and for sure it is the best step after karting.

Rio Haryanto

Manor F1 Driver

A Great Success

AsiaCup by MERITUS.GP was a great success and I recommend the Formula 4 SEA by MERITUS.GP for those drivers seeking a professional career in the sport!